Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Toledo (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2)

This Utah State squad came closer than you might realize to breaking into the BCS mix. The Aggies lost at Wisconsin by two points in their third game and at BYU by three points in early October before going undefeated in the WAC—including an overtime win against the nation’s highest-scoring team, Louisiana Tech. Even with the two losses, the Aggies finished 22nd in the BCS standings; a few different bounces and they could have been in a BCS game. Toledo jumped out to an 8-1 start and broke into the BCS rankings at No. 25 before dropping two of its final three games. The Aggies’ 12th-ranked rushing defense will try to slow the Rockets’ David Fluellen, whose 132.7 yards per game ranks eighth in the nation.

NFL prospect to watch: Kerwynn Williams, RB, Utah State. Former Aggie Robert Turbin found a good place in the NFL with Seattle, and Williams, an elusive back at 5-8, 189 pounds, is vying to get off the board in the late rounds.